Ekona Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 The real truth is that no-one has the faintest idea what's going on. If they did, then the scientists would have a consensus and we could move forward with a plan (like happened with the ozone layer and CFCs), but they don't so everyone guesses and invariably it's the WE'RE ALL DOOMED theories that float to the top and make the most noise. Until someone can prove something one way or another, I'm carrying on as I am. That doesn't mean being wasteful and not giving a toss about my actions, but neither does it mean heading back to living in the dark ages. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naz2k5 Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Eleven Global Warming Stories From 2013 You Probably Never Heard Of 1. Antarctic Global Warming Expedition Ship Trapped in Sea Ice. You may have heard about the Russian vessel trapped 100 miles away from land in 10 feet thick ice in Antarctica and how three ice breakers have failed to rescue it. What you may not have heard is this ship is filled with Climate Scientists studying Global Warming. They are comparing data from 100 years ago when there was no sea ice in the same location. 2. Yachts Trapped in Sea Ice in the Arctic Last Summer. You probably didn’t hear about all the yachts, sailboats, rowboats, and kayaks that got trapped by sea ice while trying to sail the fabled Northwest Passage. They were promised an ice free passage. 3. Global Sea Ice at Record Levels. Al Gore and John Kerry 5 years ago predicted that 2013 would be ice free in the arctic. You probably haven’t heard that the exact opposite came true. 2013 is currently at the second highest volume of sea ice ever recorded and will probably break the all time record before the season is over. 4. Half of Meteorologists Don’t Believe in Global Warming. Nearly half of meteorologists and atmospheric science experts don’t believe that human activities are the driving force behind global warming, according to a survey by the American Meteorological Society. 5. Only 75 “Climate Scientists†Believe in Global Warming. You probably have heard ad nauseum that 97% percent of “Climate Scientists†believe in global warming. That stat was based on a study which counted only 75 of 77 “Climate Scientistsâ€. Compared to the over 31,000 scientists who have signed a petition saying they don’t believe in Global Warming. That’s only 2.3 in 1,000 or .23% of scientists that actually believe in Global Warming. 6. NASA caught fudging historical temps to make it look like the globe is warming. By massively cooling the past in their recent graphs, NASA has exaggerated the amount of warming they report by nearly twice as much as they did 13 years ago. 7. Polar Bar Population at Record Levels. Since we’ve been keeping count the Polar Bear population is estimated at a record high of 20k to 25k. 5,000 are expected to be born around the New Year in Russia alone. 8. Obama Allows Wind Farms to Kill Eagles Without Penalties. Over 50 years ago the green movement started with the book “Silent Spring†which alleged that DDT was killing the Bald Eagle. Now we have come full circle by allowing wind power companies to kill eagles without penalty because it’s “good for the planetâ€. 9. The Oceans Aren’t Rising. Remember in 2009 when the officials of the Maldives held a press conference under water to show that their islands were sinking because of global warming. Well a new study done in 2013 shows that there is nothing to worry about. 10. 2013 Was The Least Extreme U.S. Weather Year Ever. 2013 shatters the record for fewest U.S. tornadoes, 15% lower than previous record. 2013 also had the fewest U.S. forest fires since 1984. 11. No Global Warming For Over 17 Years. The RSS monthly global mean lower-troposphere temperature anomalies for November 1996 to October 2013 had shown no global warming for exactly 204 months – the first dataset to show the full 17 years without warming specified by Ben Santer as showing the models got it wrong. Link here: http://m4gw.com/eleven-global-warming-stories-from-2013-you-probably-never-heard-of 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZEUS Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 The planet has been warming and cooling for millions of years and we have had many ice ages long before we came along. I think we are thinking of ourselves as more important and significant than we are in the grand scheme of things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipar69 Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Totally agree that the case for global warming is debatable but there's definitely no denying that we have all contributed to things like the destruction of important natural habitats. Everyone is guilty of it to some extent (including me with a gas guzzling car!). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350zedd Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 And to sum it all up......BULL8H1T ! Its the bedrock of our society and institutions. Everyone lies, you just have to accept it. "Yes dear, that dress makes you look a lot slimmer" or "Yes sir, your zed will be ready in 1 hour" Manipulating the truth is part of human nature. At every corner we turn in daily life we are fed bullsh1t in one form or another...you just have to recognise it when it floats past. Its more dangerous to assume people know what they are talking about than to assume they dont and let them prove you wrong! If you labour a point long enough, people will believe it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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